Mali Fashion Week- A new player on the fashion calendar

With scores of designer's and fast fashion labels alike mining the rich visual and sartorial resources of the many diverse regions of Africa comes Mali's first ever fashion week this December.Hosted by New York's premier African boutique BEBENOIR at the Musee Du Mali in Bamako, Mali, this historical event will boast a roster of lesser known African designers from Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana and

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Best of Haute Couture Fall 2011- Givenchy and Valentino

A girl's gotta dream....so here's some inspiration...For the very limited few who actually can afford to buy Haute Couture and for the actresses who gladly wear it on the red carpet, couture is a luxury that few will ever be able to feel on their bodies. So when given the opportunity to indulge in one of fashion's greatest fantasies, it may as well be

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Men’s Style- Best of Men’s Paris Lanvin, Dries Van Noten, Carven Collections for Spring Summer 2012

Runway Review: An edited look at cutting edge Paris men's fashion shows. Men's Style- Best of Men's Paris Lanvin, Dries Van Noten, Carven Collections for Spring Summer 2012. Khaki pants and polo shirt guys need not apply.There's a bounty of fashion-forward styles for guys who are not afraid to go the extra style mile.>> MORE: Fashion Shows and Runway ReviewsWhile the styling may be

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How To Pull Off A Summer Straw Hat

It may seem simple, but sometimes how to wear a straw hat with style can get a little tricky. Every once in a while there is a fashion accessory that seems so easy yet becomes impossible for many women to stylishly pull off. The cute summer straw hat is today's fashion conundrum, SOLVED.Effortless and breezy straw Panana hats, raffia fedoras, a feminine take on

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Sarah Jessica Parker Wears Leopard Dolce and Gabbana and make it look easy

I'll Have What She's Having: Easy, breezy summer animal prints that don't wear you. I've always been a fan of wearing animal prints, be it leopard, chetah, zebra, or some amalgamated whozeewhat animal pattern.The thing is that when wearing something as bold, and often daring, as an animal print, if you don't style it correctly, you can look like the crazy cat lady rather

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Viva Espadrilles, the on trend summer shoe, be it designer or classic

I almost feel that its an oxymoron to say that espadrilles are right on trend this summer. Nothing says bring on the warm weather more than a pair of espadrilles!Espadrilles have got to be one of those summer classics that you can never go wrong with and are always super comfy and add an instant Euro beachy feel to whatever you are wearing.Dating back

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Urgent Notice- Kate Middleton’s $340 Dress, Stalls the Reiss Site- We Have Alternatives

Urgent Notice- Kate Middleton's $340 Dress, Stalls the Reiss Site- We Have Alternatives. Wowza, when the Duchess of Cambridge wears it, the world goes crazy!Yesterday, we wrote about how much we loved Kate Middleton's $340 Reiss dress as compared to what Michelle Obama was wearing in the same photo.Guess, Sharon was not alone in her sartorial choices, because we received the following urgent notice

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Gwen Stefani Knows How To Wear a Bow and Make It Edgy, Well Armani Helps

I'll Have What She's Having: Two Big Bows and NOT look like you escaped from a prom! Ok, I must confess, bows on grown-up women can really wreck my style nerves. It's not that I don't like a good bow here and there, it's that many women have a tendency to make them look too sweet and juvenile and end up looking ridiculous.But when

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Milla Jovovich Knows How to Wear Beige With a Pop of Color and Major Bling

I'll Have What She's Having: Vibrant red & some Jacob & Co. bling. Beige, nude, taupe, and all those "new neutrals" are hotter than hot this season, but let's face it, they can wash you out.Runway after runway, model after model-- particularly at New York Fashion Week- all worked the Spring / Summer beige trend. But to be honest, after the third day of

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Fall Preview- Ann Taylor Has a Fresh New Everyday Style

Stylish looks that brim the generation gap!

Ann Taylor held a chic preview party for its Fall 2011 collection at the trendy Beauty & Essex Lounge; an atmosphere fit for the confident, stylish woman AnnTaylor is aiming to project to us. The woman we guests should want to dress like.

Is this the Ann Taylor we all knew? The store my mother went into and I

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